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" Sudan Will Scrap Alcohol and Apostasy Laws, and End Flogging "
* Finally Some Good News About Diminishing Fictional Ishmaelism *
The laws being scrapped are legacies of both Mr. al-Bashir and Gaafar al-Nimeiry, an army colonel who led Sudan between 1969 and 1985. In 1983, he imposed Islamic law throughout the nation, precipitating the conflict between the Muslim majority north and the mainly Christian and animist south that led to South Sudan’s secession in 2011.
After Mr. al-Bashir was toppled in April 2019 following months of protests, his government was replaced by an 11-member sovereign council consisting of six civilians and five military leaders, tasked with preparing the country for elections after a three-year transition period.
As they moved to dissolve the former governing party of Mr. al-Bashir last November, the authorities also overturned a moral policing law that dictated women’s dress, and in April they approved a ban on genital cutting.
The administration has also lobbied the United States to drop Sudan from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that has restricted investment and foreign aid.
* Finally Some Good News About Diminishing Fictional Ishmaelism *
Sudan Will Scrap Alcohol and Apostasy Laws, and End Flogging (Published 2020)
The moves are part of efforts to broaden personal freedoms during a delicate democratic transition.
www.nytimes.com
After Mr. al-Bashir was toppled in April 2019 following months of protests, his government was replaced by an 11-member sovereign council consisting of six civilians and five military leaders, tasked with preparing the country for elections after a three-year transition period.
As they moved to dissolve the former governing party of Mr. al-Bashir last November, the authorities also overturned a moral policing law that dictated women’s dress, and in April they approved a ban on genital cutting.
The administration has also lobbied the United States to drop Sudan from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that has restricted investment and foreign aid.